Physicist Salary Information in Rhode Island

The average annual and hourly salaries for physicists in the state of Rhode Island are shown in
Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.
The comparison of the salary statistics of physicists among Rhode Island metropolitan areas is shown in Table 3.
The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey
conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018
[1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual & Hourly Salary of Physicists in Rhode Island

Percentile Bracket

Average Annual Salary

10th Percentile Wage

$53,400

25th Percentile Wage

$58,620

50th Percentile Wage

$117,160

75th Percentile Wage

$139,170

90th Percentile Wage

No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales.
The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $139,170.
The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,160.
The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $53,400.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists
from 2012 to 2017.
Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.